MISFIELD

Etymology

Verb

misfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded)

(cricket, rugby, baseball) To field the ball clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.

Noun

misfield (plural misfields)

(cricket, rugby) A failure to field the ball properly.

Anagrams

• Fidelism, misfiled

Source: Wiktionary



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